[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 145 (Monday, July 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 49549]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16187]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. EP 519 (Sub-No. 4)]


Notice of National Grain Car Council Meeting

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Notice of National Grain Car Council meeting.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the National Grain Car 
Council (NGCC), pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, August 15, 2023, beginning 
at 1:00 p.m. (CDT), and is expected to conclude at 5:00 p.m. (CDT).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the InterContinental Kansas City 
at the Plaza, 401 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, MO 64112. Phone (816) 756-
1500.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alan Cassiday at (202) 245-0308, (717) 
215-0635, or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NGCC was established by the Interstate 
Commerce Commission (ICC) as a working group to facilitate private-
sector solutions and provide recommendations to the ICC (and now the 
Surface Transportation Board (Board)) on matters affecting rail grain 
car availability and transportation. Nat'l Grain Car Supply--Conference 
of Interested Parties, EP 519 (ICC served Jan. 7, 1994).
    The general purpose of this meeting is to discuss rail carrier 
preparedness to transport the 2023 grain harvest. Agenda items include 
the following: remarks by NGCC Chair Shane Berrett, Board Chairman 
Martin J. Oberman, Board Vice Chairman and NGCC Co-Chair Karen J. 
Hedlund, and Board Members Patrick J. Fuchs, Michelle A. Schultz, and 
Robert E. Primus; reports by member groups on expectations for the 
upcoming harvest, domestic and foreign markets, the supply of rail 
cars, and rail service; and market and industry updates. The full 
agenda will be posted on the Board's website at https://prod.stb.gov/resources/stakeholder-committees/grain-car-council.
    The meeting will be conducted pursuant to the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2; Federal Advisory Committee Management, 
41 CFR. part 102-3; the NGCC charter; and Board procedures.
    If you require an accommodation under the Americans with 
Disabilities Act for this meeting, please call (202) 245-0245.
    Public Attendance: This meeting is physically open to the public on 
a space-available first come first serve basis. The meeting is also 
open to the public via Zoom. For login details, please contact Alan 
Cassiday, Designated Federal Officer for the NGCC, at 
[email protected].
    Public Comments: Members of the public may submit written comments 
to the NGCC at any time. Comments should be addressed to Alan Cassiday 
at [email protected]. Any further communications about this meeting 
will be announced through the Board's website, www.stb.gov.

    Decided: July 26, 2023.

    By the Board, Mai Dinh, Director, Office of Proceedings.
Stefan Rice,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2023-16187 Filed 7-28-23; 8:45 am]
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